Spanish grammar
Me he quemado: reflexive verbs in the perfect
Say what has happened to your body today (burns, falls).
From the scene Me he quemado (I've got sunburnt)
In short
With reflexive verbs, put me / te / se before he / has / ha: me he quemado, ¿te has puesto crema?
- I've got sunburnt me he quemado
- have you put on…? ¿te has puesto…?
- I almost fell casi me he caído
- I've burnt my feet me he quemado los pies
Your turn
Which one goes with have you put on…??
Options: me he quemado · casi me he caído · ¿te has puesto…?
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have you put on…? → ¿te has puesto…?
How it works
With reflexive verbs, the pronoun (me / te / se) goes right before he / has / ha + participle.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Yo nunca (blank) quemado.
Options: me he · te has · se ha
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Yo nunca me he quemado.
I've never got sunburnt.
Good to know
Me he quemado (I've got burnt), ¿te has puesto…? (have you put on…?). In Spain this is the tense for things that happened today.
I've got sunburnt me he quemado
Nuria
¡Me he quemado! Mira mi espalda.
I've got sunburnt! Look at my back.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¡(blank)! Mira mi espalda.
Options: Me he quemado · Te has puesto · Casi me he caído
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Nuria
¡Me he quemado! Mira mi espalda.
I've got sunburnt! Look at my back.
have you put on…? ¿te has puesto…?
Elena
¿No te has puesto crema?
Haven't you put on sun cream?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿No (blank) crema?
Options: me he quemado · casi me he caído · te has puesto
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Elena
¿No te has puesto crema?
Haven't you put on sun cream?
I almost fell casi me he caído
Nuria
Y casi me he caído en las rocas.
And I almost fell on the rocks.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Y (blank) en las rocas.
Options: casi me he caído · me he quemado · te has puesto
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Nuria
Y casi me he caído en las rocas.
And I almost fell on the rocks.
I've burnt my feet me he quemado los pies
Elena
Bueno... hoy me he quemado los pies.
Well... today I've burnt my feet.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Bueno... hoy (blank).
Options: me he quemado los pies · te has puesto · casi me he caído
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Elena
Bueno... hoy me he quemado los pies.
Well... today I've burnt my feet.
Common mistake
Not se ha or me he here. Elena uses tú with Nuria.
¿No te has puesto crema?
Haven't you put on sun cream?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| I've got sunburnt | me he quemado |
|---|---|
| have you put on…? | ¿te has puesto…? |
| I almost fell | casi me he caído |
| I've burnt my feet | me he quemado los pies |
More lines from the story
- ElenaYo nunca me he quemado.I've never got sunburnt.
- Elena¡Uy! Tienes la piel muy roja.Ooh! Your skin is very red.